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Author:   Sue Taylor Parker (Professor, Sonoma State University) ,  Michael L. McKinney (Associate Professor, University of Tennessee)
Publisher:   Johns Hopkins University Press
Imprint:   Johns Hopkins University Press
Edition:   New edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.680kg
ISBN:  

9780801866715

ISBN 10:   0801866715
Pages:   424
Publication Date:   14 December 2000
Recommended Age:   From 17
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Contents: Preface Acknowledgments Introduction PART I COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT IN HUMAN AND NONHUMAN PRIMATES Comparative Developmental Studies of Primate Cognition Development of Physical Cognition in Children, Apes, and Monkeys Development of Logical-Mathematical Cognition in Children, Apes, and Monkeys Development of Social Cognition in Children, Apes, and Monkeys Development of Language in Young Children and Apes Comparing Primate Cognition across Domains: Integration or Isolation? Cognitive Development in the Context of Life History PART II THE EVOLUTION OF COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT Development and Evolution: A Primer The Evolution of Human Mental Development Cognitive Adaptations of Apes and Humans Comparing Adaptive Scenarios for Primate Cognition The Evolution and Development of the Brain Cognitive Complexity and Progress in Evolution References Index

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<p>Parker and McKinney's attempt to address the Origins of Intelligence is to be welcomed. Although the 'glittering prize' for unraveling the evolutionary history of modern human intelligence is probably still unclaimed, the authors' broad integration of ontogenetic, comparative, and evolutionary evidence is an approach that holds much promise. If you are interested in the evolution of primate cognition (whether a primatologist, paleoanthropologist, psychologist, etc.) you should read Origins of Intelligence .--Melissa A. Panger Journal of Human Evolution

<p> Parker and McKinney's attempt to address the Origins of Intelligence is to be welcomed. Although the 'glittering prize' for unraveling the evolutionary history of modern human intelligence is probably still unclaimed, the authors' broad integration of ontogenetic, comparative, and evolutionary evidence is an approach that holds much promise. If you are interested in the evolution of primate cognition (whether a primatologist, paleoanthropologist, psychologist, etc.) you should read Origins of Intelligence. -- Melissa A. Panger, Journal of Human Evolution

The authors' elegant theory and comprehensive empirical synthesis of how the development of human intelligence and brain evolved opens up cascading heuristic avenues for creatively answering one of the great questions in the human history of ideas. -- Jonas Langer Human Development [ Origins of Intelligence is] worthy of a prominent place on the researcher's shelf... A handy source of information on comparative cognitive abilities related to life history and brain variables. -- James Anderson Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute Parker and McKinney's attempt to address the Origins of Intelligence is to be welcomed. Although the 'glittering prize' for unraveling the evolutionary history of modern human intelligence is probably still unclaimed, the authors' broad integration of ontogenetic, comparative, and evolutionary evidence is an approach that holds much promise. If you are interested in the evolution of primate cognition (whether a primatologist, paleoanthropologist, psychologist, etc.) you should read Origins of Intelligence. -- Melissa A. Panger Journal of Human Evolution

Author Information

Sue Taylor Parker is a professor of anthropology at Sonoma State University in Rohnert Park, California. Her works include ""Language"" and Intelligence in Monkeys and Apes, Self-Awareness in Animals and Humans, Reaching into Thought, and Naming Our Ancestors.Michael L. McKinney is an associate professor of geological sciences at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville and author of several books, including Heterochrony.

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